My youngest son, who has Special Needs, gets really hung up about birthdays. He was meant to be born on my birthday, but instead decided to come 5 weeks earlier. So when it came to planning my birthday he had really not got over his. He thought that every birthday should be his birthday. When discussing what I would like for my birthday it was him that decided it would be a DINOSAUR PARTY. I figured that whatever would make him happy, would make me happy. Therefore, my wonderful husband organised one for me. I actually think it helped him cope with the whole birthday thing too (there were a lot going on at preschool in the run up to mine too – he was very confused).

There were dinosaur balloons.

And dinosaur hats!

And he made me chocolate dinosaur cupcakes

To make it healthy he made a Fruit Dinosaur (excuse the banana – I recommend using a bit of lemon

He made me a dinosaur cake (I ALWAYS ask for chocolate cake every year!)

These sticks were bought, but I feel with some cocktail sticks and card you could make your own.

He actually bought them as a part of a set with cups, plates, etc – and a centre piece – who ate the cakes lol

[…] I have to admit that I’m enjoying the summer so much with my boys that I am really falling behind with blog stuff. You may notice there’s not really been outdoor posts, but believe me we have been outdoors. Anyway I am simply going to leave you with step by step photos my husband kindly took of making my dinosaur cake. If you missed the party you can see it here. […]

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[…] Dinosaurs, Superheros, Farm, Neverland, Cooking party, bouncing (castle or trampoline), swimming party, a scavenger hunt, art & craft – have a face painter. We sometimes find our Sensory Seeker does not want the feel of paint on his face or then has to rub it everywhere – we find a cheek or even better his arm suits his needs best. […]

[…] We used pink cases but again this can really enhance your theme. Spooning the mixture out is good for hand-eye co-ordination. Besides when it goes everywhere it teaches them the importance of cleaning up after themselves. We buy coloured frosting but you could use icing or butter-icing – again using colours to fit your theme. We then simply used heart shaped cake toppings from the cake aisle in the supermarket to decorate. See how just changing the cases and toppings can make such a difference with the dinosaur cakes at my dinosaur birthday party. […]

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